Pakistan

Fiscal, labour, social reforms can stop Pakistan sliding back into poverty trap after 20 years of progress, say expert

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Finance Division cites limited fiscal space in current development programme

Move led by director Javed Kureishi fails after five directors quit session, exposing split among shareholders

BOI assures Nova Minerals of facilitation as minister highlights potential in gold, mineral processing

Improvement in security, hopes of IMF tranche aid market's advance

Musadik Malik, envoy explore cooperation in community welfare, climate-adaptive agriculture

Over 5,500 containers stranded as Islamabad moves to safeguard protocols

Gold surges Rs8,300 per tola amid global rally; rupee stable

The information ministry on Thursday said that all terrorists involved in the attack on Cadet College Wana in South Waziristan were Afghan citizens. Security forces confirmed a day ago that they had successfully foiled a terrorist attack on Cadet College Wana, killing all the attackers after an intense clearance operation. The attackers had targeted the main gate of the college on Monday evening and gained entry to the educational institution, but a timely response from security forces averted a major tragedy. Government ministers had linked the attack to Afghanistan and said it was orchestrated from there. “The attack on Cadet College Wana was planned and controlled from Afghanistan. The attack was planned in Afghanistan by kharji Zahid and the final approval was given by kharji Noorwali Mehsud. All the khwarij who attacked Cadet College Wana were Afghan citizens. The equipment for this attack was provided from Afghanistan, which included American-made weapons,” said the information ministry in a statement t...

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on Thursday issued a statement assailing the passage of the 27th Constitutional Amendment, calling it a “flagrant attack” on judicial independence and the rule of law. Last year, the ICJ similarly derided the 26th Constitutional Amendment being signed into law as a “blow to judicial independence”. ICJ Secretary-General Santiago Canton was quoted as saying: “The changes made to the judicial system in the 27th Amendment are alarming …They will significantly impair the judiciary’s ability to hold the executive accountable and protect the fundamental human rights of the people of Pakistan.” The jurists’ body expressed concern over several main points, namely the formation of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), the appointment of judges and chief justices to the Supreme Court and the FCC, the composition of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), the transfer of high court judges and the immunities granted to the president and the military leadership. “The FCC w...

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Naqvi credits Field Marshal Munir for saving tour

Home secretary instructs all commissioners, DCs to implement orders

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CTD and allied agencies launch extensive investigations

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